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what they were under president clinton. during that eight years, 22 million increased jobs in this country. the bush years, with low tax rates for the rich, we lost 5 million manufacturing jobs and had absolutely anemic economic growth. it just -- make the compare son. you don't have to be an economist to make this comparison. you look at tax rate during those years, he look at tax rates during the eight years of the bush years. the clinton years and the bush years. and i don't want to go back. i don't want to blame everything on president bush. that doesn't get us anywhere. it makes people quit listening. but i do want to learn from history. and i look at the tax system we had during the clinton years and the tax system we had during the bush years and make the contrast about what happened. 22 million jobs created. not so good during the bush years with almost -- with very anemic job creation. far too many people in my home -- for too many people in my home state, the recession meant that they had to delay -- the recession
what they were under president clinton. during that eight years, 22 million increased jobs in this country. the bush years, with low tax rates for the rich, we lost 5 million manufacturing jobs and had absolutely anemic economic growth. it just -- make the compare son. you don't have to be an economist to make this comparison. you look at tax rate during those years, he look at tax rates during the eight years of the bush years. the clinton years and the bush years. and i don't want to go back....
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these subsidies have been identified as wasteful by president clinton and george w. bush. president obama has the courage to stop investing in corporate welfare for banks and invest in students and families. by switching to the more reliable cost-effective loan program will save taxpayers $61 billion and cut the deficit by $10 billion. this reform will preserve a strong role for private lenders and allow them to service 100% of the loans which will insure customer service for barbers and protect jobs in the community. this will keep jobs in american soil. unlike loans by banks loans went to the government cannot be outsourced. the leading servicer of these repatriated 2,000 jobs as we move to the direct programming year-and-a-half ago. reforms will end the practice of banks tending loan servicing reforms out of the country and these are good for taxpayers and jobs and our economy and they are good for students and their families. i urge all of our colleagues to support this legislation. time that we take decisive actions on behalf of americans middle class and make this a
these subsidies have been identified as wasteful by president clinton and george w. bush. president obama has the courage to stop investing in corporate welfare for banks and invest in students and families. by switching to the more reliable cost-effective loan program will save taxpayers $61 billion and cut the deficit by $10 billion. this reform will preserve a strong role for private lenders and allow them to service 100% of the loans which will insure customer service for barbers and...
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when bill clinton was president was too early in the evolution of public opinion. we got a couple things done in '93-'94 through bill clinton particularly the abolition of the prohibition on algae bt in security. that was by executive order. distinction was in the last two years. we had several things on the agenda. two of the three that were doable. appeals on that and the hate crimes bill. there was a crowded agenda. health care has something to do with it. the education labor committee was focused to a great extent on health care and there was this issue of trans gender inclusion. my old state of massachusetts i am pleased to say showed a way through that. some allied friends here about the dimensions of that. massachusetts legislature sign a bill prohibiting discrimination on people based on gender identity and sexual orientation. it does not include public accommodation. affords the whole issue of what happens in washington. that model, the massachusetts bill, i have sent people expect you to do better. i told people all along you have couples passing a bill s
when bill clinton was president was too early in the evolution of public opinion. we got a couple things done in '93-'94 through bill clinton particularly the abolition of the prohibition on algae bt in security. that was by executive order. distinction was in the last two years. we had several things on the agenda. two of the three that were doable. appeals on that and the hate crimes bill. there was a crowded agenda. health care has something to do with it. the education labor committee was...
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under president clinton, the senate rejected two nominees of his by cloture vote. under president george w. bush, it was three. under two -- under president obama, it has been two. so, madam president, in the history of the united states senate, the cloture vote has been used to deny seven presidential nominees their seat and president obama two. well, let's go to the one area where there has been a little bit more, and that is the circuit judges. now, remember on the supreme court, district judges never, cabinet member never, but circuit judge, yes. there have been ten instances where presidential nominees for the federal circuit courts of appeal have been denied their seats because of a failed cloture vote. that is a filibuster. five democrats, five republicans. well, how did this happen, given all these other areas that it never happens, why did it happen? because as the republican leader spoke this morning, democrats got together in 2003, the year i came to the senate, and said for the first time in the history of the united states senate we're going to use the
under president clinton, the senate rejected two nominees of his by cloture vote. under president george w. bush, it was three. under two -- under president obama, it has been two. so, madam president, in the history of the united states senate, the cloture vote has been used to deny seven presidential nominees their seat and president obama two. well, let's go to the one area where there has been a little bit more, and that is the circuit judges. now, remember on the supreme court, district...
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we have a challenge to reduce deficits and debt of we did it with bill clinton. we balanced the budget. we created surplussed. we know how to do it. we'll work with you and do t but we don't need a man-made crisis to pull this entire economy down. to lower the full faith and credit of the united states. imagine holding the full faith and credit of the united states hostage until you get every single thing you want. that is not compromise. that is absolutely irresponsible. so, mr. president, i want to thank you for your leadership in pointing out what's happening here on the floor, that there is a filibuster to stop us from voting on the reid amendment, and that we're not going to give up. if in fact they decide they want to continue to debate the reid amendment and they don't give us 60 votes to go to a vote on the reid amendment, we're going to keep going, because the reid amendment is a fair amendment. it pulls from both sides of the aisle. it will get us out of this mess that we're in. and get us concentrating on the long-term challenges we face: job creation,
we have a challenge to reduce deficits and debt of we did it with bill clinton. we balanced the budget. we created surplussed. we know how to do it. we'll work with you and do t but we don't need a man-made crisis to pull this entire economy down. to lower the full faith and credit of the united states. imagine holding the full faith and credit of the united states hostage until you get every single thing you want. that is not compromise. that is absolutely irresponsible. so, mr. president, i...
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what about what happened to us in the balkans in the late 1990s when president clinton deployed our airstrikes to put together what was a terrible situation? we must be prepared for what ever will come in the 21st century. and if there's anything we have learned in the 21st entry, you cannot underestimate what may come. so i want to commend the senator from connecticut on his articulate statements and affirm everything that he said in support of not adopting the amendment and continuing to purchase the f-22 beyond the 187 that is currently being cast out or asked to be capped out and i commend the senator for his remarks. >> that number on the 144 to one, i suspect maybe people won't believe that number. that is a real number. pilots don't always necessary comment on these matters. but i'm told by those who have been interviewing talking, pilot to fly this plane, the f-22, using superlatives to subscribe the aircraft they never used before, talking to any other aircraft that i mentioned the ability to reach speeds of 90 seconds without her thrusters. they are remarkable. distill the quality of
what about what happened to us in the balkans in the late 1990s when president clinton deployed our airstrikes to put together what was a terrible situation? we must be prepared for what ever will come in the 21st century. and if there's anything we have learned in the 21st entry, you cannot underestimate what may come. so i want to commend the senator from connecticut on his articulate statements and affirm everything that he said in support of not adopting the amendment and continuing to...
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he says representative cole if we restore the clinton tax rates today than in ten years, 2022, we have the deficit where it should be. >> guest: he is certainly correct to generate a great deal more revenue. if we did that let's say they made for under $50,000 that is a 2,000-dollar tax increase and again i don't think the president wants to do that. he said he doesn't want to do that our side doesn't want to do that. you know, going back to the clinton tax rate, and remember the average american family has taken a terrific hit. the median household income for years ago when the president became the president was around $54,000 a year and is about 50 now. so this portion of the population which is gotten squeezed tremendously i don't think adding an extra tax at the 98 percent is going to, number one, be very helpful to the more helpful to the economic growth. number two it's how much you want the folks to pay? so again, freezing those tax rates with an overwhelming majority of americans is a smart thing to do, we ought to do it and both sides say they want to. >> host: and you said ea
he says representative cole if we restore the clinton tax rates today than in ten years, 2022, we have the deficit where it should be. >> guest: he is certainly correct to generate a great deal more revenue. if we did that let's say they made for under $50,000 that is a 2,000-dollar tax increase and again i don't think the president wants to do that. he said he doesn't want to do that our side doesn't want to do that. you know, going back to the clinton tax rate, and remember the average...
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why, after reason the first clinton white house, i , toded to change my colors try and not look for, and -- for common ground and just make the other party look bad. >> mr. wiseman? it has been a problem that the republican party has passedhe idea and regulatory bills and threatened the funding of the agencies to make them carry out rules that reallyen adopted, and make it so they cannot enforce the law. if i could comment on the previous discussion, one of the rules required in dodd frank was an obligation on the securities exchange commission to acquire publicly traded companies to disclose the ratio of pay between ceos and their average employee. that was it. just disclose the ratio of paid between a ceo and your average employee. the fcc, because of so much industry pressure, took a year longer than their deadline to get the rule done. we will see the agencies sued over this. there will be an argument the costs are too high, figuring out this unbelievably simple calculation about the ratio of pay.ay to average worker that is a typical example of how regulation can clearly serve t
why, after reason the first clinton white house, i , toded to change my colors try and not look for, and -- for common ground and just make the other party look bad. >> mr. wiseman? it has been a problem that the republican party has passedhe idea and regulatory bills and threatened the funding of the agencies to make them carry out rules that reallyen adopted, and make it so they cannot enforce the law. if i could comment on the previous discussion, one of the rules required in dodd...
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decade, i've had the pleasure of knowing her during her long and dedicated service to hillary rodham clinton, both in the united states senate and now in the department of state. i know huma to be an intelligent, upstanding, hardworking and loyal servant of our country and our government who has devoted countless days of her life to advancing the ideals of the nation she loves and looking after its most precious interests. that she has done so while maintaining her character stick decency, warmth and good -- characteristic decency, warmth and good humor is a testament to her ability to bear even the most arduous duties with poise and confidence. put simply, huma abadeen represents what's best about america. the daughter ofho has risen to the highest levels of our government on the basis of her substantial personal merit and her abiding commitment to the american ideals that she .odies i am proud to know her and i am proud, even maybe with some presumption, to call her my friend. recently it has been alleged that huma amadeen, a muslim-american, is part of a nefarious conspiracy to harm the u
decade, i've had the pleasure of knowing her during her long and dedicated service to hillary rodham clinton, both in the united states senate and now in the department of state. i know huma to be an intelligent, upstanding, hardworking and loyal servant of our country and our government who has devoted countless days of her life to advancing the ideals of the nation she loves and looking after its most precious interests. that she has done so while maintaining her character stick decency,...
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we've seen it in the issue of the committee's report, the republican committee report about secretary clinton signature and the fact that they of course didn't include the truth behind that but it was an automated signature and she had no in all of many in that e-mail. so you know, it reinforces what we've seen, which is an ongoing effort to politicize this, to cherry pick information or in this case just make it up to fit a political narrative. >> my question is after eight months of which you call political service, why not just put out the e-mail? >> a couple things because i'm your questions affect we provided enough to congress that several months ago at the time, some republicans said they were fairly satisfied with the information they felt he knew what they needed to know. this is about the confirmation of john brennan, the new head of the cia confirm hn in that position. the speaker of the house is reported to be obsessed with because he and the political benefits of this pursuit. i'm just doing a prelude to the answer, which is -- preface to the answer. if the speaker of the house i
we've seen it in the issue of the committee's report, the republican committee report about secretary clinton signature and the fact that they of course didn't include the truth behind that but it was an automated signature and she had no in all of many in that e-mail. so you know, it reinforces what we've seen, which is an ongoing effort to politicize this, to cherry pick information or in this case just make it up to fit a political narrative. >> my question is after eight months of...
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committee voted legislation to authorize a border fence, and joined by then senator biden and then senator clinton and then senator obama. in 2013 every senate democrat, bar none, supported legislation requiring the completion of a 700 mile fence along power southern border. this legislation would have provided 46 billion dollars for border security and 8 billion specifically for a physical barrier. 2013. recently as last year, last february, nearly every senate democrat, 46 out of 49 supported $25 billion for border security just last february. in 2009, the senate democrat leader said in a speech and i in must recognize we must do as much as we can to gain operational control of our borders as soon as possible. let me repeat that, madam president. in 2009 the democrat leader said and i quote, any immigration solution must recognize that we must do as much as we can to gain control of our borders as soon as possible. then he went on to discuss progress that had been made on our border security between 2005 and 2009, including and i quote, construction of a 630 miles of border fence that creates a
committee voted legislation to authorize a border fence, and joined by then senator biden and then senator clinton and then senator obama. in 2013 every senate democrat, bar none, supported legislation requiring the completion of a 700 mile fence along power southern border. this legislation would have provided 46 billion dollars for border security and 8 billion specifically for a physical barrier. 2013. recently as last year, last february, nearly every senate democrat, 46 out of 49 supported...
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that was the way bill clinton described it. and when daniel webster said that our founding fathers had set before the world an example, he went on to say this -- and i quote -- "the last hopes of mankind therefore rest with us. and if it should be proclaimed that our example had become an argument against the experiment, the knell of popular liberty would be sounded throughout the earth." i've spoken before about this small globe of ours, the light of dawn sweeping each morning across its face, lighting cities and cottages, barrios and villages. and across the globe's face, people coming forth from homes and hovels into that morning sun. each knowing from our american example that life does not have to be the way it is for them, knowing that an example of liberty and self-government stands free before them. that america stands as an alternative and a rebuke to the tyranny, to the corruption, or to the injustice in which they may be admired. so, like many of my colleagues, i believe that america has a special destiny in the worl
that was the way bill clinton described it. and when daniel webster said that our founding fathers had set before the world an example, he went on to say this -- and i quote -- "the last hopes of mankind therefore rest with us. and if it should be proclaimed that our example had become an argument against the experiment, the knell of popular liberty would be sounded throughout the earth." i've spoken before about this small globe of ours, the light of dawn sweeping each morning across...
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the clinton administration got that waived. the provision in the bill this week is so pathetic that it has a second provision saying, defense department, if you don't think you can get to this goal, waive it. send us a report and tell us what you think the goal should be. >> host: our guest, winslow wheeler is the author of this book he had ted with former military officials. "america's defense meltdown." this tweet from craig saying you commented. f-22 earlier should we kill it. what about the superhornet for the navy carriers? >> guest: there is two big chunks of pork in this bill. seven additional f-22s for $1.7 billion. they say it will cost $560 million. it will cost more than that. on the f-22s, secretary of defense gates has said that if there's a single f-22 added to this bill he will recommend a veto and obama should veto it. he is dead right about that. the f-22 is classic case of why our air force is smaller, older, less ready to fight, at ever increasing costs. it will be interesting to see if senator levin and mcca
the clinton administration got that waived. the provision in the bill this week is so pathetic that it has a second provision saying, defense department, if you don't think you can get to this goal, waive it. send us a report and tell us what you think the goal should be. >> host: our guest, winslow wheeler is the author of this book he had ted with former military officials. "america's defense meltdown." this tweet from craig saying you commented. f-22 earlier should we kill...
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added a wall in part of the arizona sector apprehensions went down another 95% so we got president clinton, president bush, bush 43, bush 41 all a part of thinking barriers worked into the congress was, too. this wasn't an issue as to whether the wall works where it works up until president trump as a candidate began to talk about building a wall. they make a big difference in the areas where we've tried them in thede past. the president has often said in recent days it doesn't necessarily work everywhere and i would agree with that, we couldn't afford it everywhere and if you did have it everywhere you would have to monitor it with some remote monitoring device anyway because there's a lot of the producers just thought people there, does not access layer. it doesn't mean you can't monitor thatt or have. we need to do that. in november there were nearly 52,000 people that were caught trying to sneak across the border. now, they act like that's not a big problem and according to the department of homeland security, nearly 17,000 criminals were apprehended trying to get into the country last
added a wall in part of the arizona sector apprehensions went down another 95% so we got president clinton, president bush, bush 43, bush 41 all a part of thinking barriers worked into the congress was, too. this wasn't an issue as to whether the wall works where it works up until president trump as a candidate began to talk about building a wall. they make a big difference in the areas where we've tried them in thede past. the president has often said in recent days it doesn't necessarily work...
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. >> there's also a big section in your book about the clinton impeachment, the senate trial. i remember as we were going forward we would see additional impeachment trials. you write in the book that you told colleagues during the senate trial the president's conduct was reprehensible and he had the duty to tell the truth. you voted in the end to acquit the president. how difficult was the decision to come to, and looking back on it, how did the trial differ. what he did is not an impeachable offense. he lied, putting aside the technical question as to whether perjury legal or not but nonetheless he lied about whether he had a sexual relationship with monica lewinsky. lying about and the affair, that is voluntary, reprehensible but voluntary, on the part of both is different from what trump did which is to i believe threaten the security of the congress and the country to make an attack on democracy and democratic behavior and values and in doing so, not just to establish something that is unacceptable in a democracy which is a threat. he was very supportive basically of the
. >> there's also a big section in your book about the clinton impeachment, the senate trial. i remember as we were going forward we would see additional impeachment trials. you write in the book that you told colleagues during the senate trial the president's conduct was reprehensible and he had the duty to tell the truth. you voted in the end to acquit the president. how difficult was the decision to come to, and looking back on it, how did the trial differ. what he did is not an...
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reed hundt is the former chairman of the fcc in the clinton administration, and blair levin spent many years there, most recently as part of their national broadband plan, the executive director. gentlemen, thanks for being on "the communicators." mr. hundt, your book's subtitle, how can technology fix the budget and help us over the so so-of called fiscal cliff? >> guest: well, it is a the subtitle. it's a bit of a mouthful, but the fundamental idea here is if you spend time in silicon valley, if you spend time in detroit where the automobile industry is being rebuilt, if you spend time outside the beltway, you feel that america has the potential to generate abundance for it own citizens and for the world. if you spend time only inside the beltway, it looks like a zero sum game, it looks like lose/lose, and who's going to lose the most is the gist of the negotiation. so what we tried to say in this book is or what are the lessons of the technology sector, what are the lessons that come from the optimism in the technology sector and how can they give us some ideas that we could pass in
reed hundt is the former chairman of the fcc in the clinton administration, and blair levin spent many years there, most recently as part of their national broadband plan, the executive director. gentlemen, thanks for being on "the communicators." mr. hundt, your book's subtitle, how can technology fix the budget and help us over the so so-of called fiscal cliff? >> guest: well, it is a the subtitle. it's a bit of a mouthful, but the fundamental idea here is if you spend time in...
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>> in clinton's case, what he did was not and impeachable offense. he lied. putting aside the technical questions if it was perjury legally or not. but nonetheless, he lied whether he heads a sexual relationship with monica lewinsky. and lying about an affair which is voluntary that is very different from what trump did which i believe threatened the congress with the democratic behavior and values that is totally unacceptable in a democracy but to be very supportive with those dictators around the world including some now new leaders in europe to engage in anti- democratic practices making them support of the anti- democratic trend around the world. our country will survive. in fact i think we will be stronger to stand up to the fanatics and with the democratic values with the democratic values and those around the world to. so there is a lot of talk among democrats about expanding the supreme court to balance ideologically. what is your view of this? >> i think it is a mistake. it's not going to happen by the way. it would take a change of statutes for it t
>> in clinton's case, what he did was not and impeachable offense. he lied. putting aside the technical questions if it was perjury legally or not. but nonetheless, he lied whether he heads a sexual relationship with monica lewinsky. and lying about an affair which is voluntary that is very different from what trump did which i believe threatened the congress with the democratic behavior and values that is totally unacceptable in a democracy but to be very supportive with those dictators...
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went on national tv, sat with bill clinton a few days before the web site was opened, and he said it's going to be easier to use than amazon, cheaper than your cell phone bill, and if you like your doctor, you can keep your doctor. it's fascinateing that the president was so clueless about his own law, and here we are today, people suffering all around the country and the president doing nothing about it. thank you, madam president. i yield the floor. mr. burr: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from north carolina. mr. burr: madam president, i came to the floor last week, and for 45 minutes i pulled this folder out of my desk. it was my notes that i talked about in 2009 about the affordable care act before it became law. it talked about the increases that were projected in premiums, the deductibles. it talked about the networks that were changed, the doctors that wouldn't be available. you know, i wasn't a prophet. i was reporting what people reich the chief actuary were saying at c.m.s. at the time. hospitals were going to close, doctors weren't going to take benefit
went on national tv, sat with bill clinton a few days before the web site was opened, and he said it's going to be easier to use than amazon, cheaper than your cell phone bill, and if you like your doctor, you can keep your doctor. it's fascinateing that the president was so clueless about his own law, and here we are today, people suffering all around the country and the president doing nothing about it. thank you, madam president. i yield the floor. mr. burr: madam president? the presiding...
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do my colleagues at senior levels of other agencies such as undersecretary tauscher come psychiatry clinton, secretary locke and so on providing we are going to be driving this process from the top down and out or who is we can get most phases one and two donner over a proposed text number of months and we would love to deal to get legislation before the end of the year. >> [inaudible] -- national association of manufacturers. we look forward to working with you as this moves forward. i wonder if you could touch upon the near medium-term reforms that were discussed by the interagency early on in the review process and whether or not any of those ideas such as the intracompany transfer program licensing and some of the other areas of the address toward a single agency. spec well, i am happy to say that you have just exhausted my knowledge of the subject. [laughter] frankly i'm not smart enough or well enough informed to talk about the proposals that have been discussed earlier in the review process or in terms of the inner agency on some of the specific things like you're talking about. >> r
do my colleagues at senior levels of other agencies such as undersecretary tauscher come psychiatry clinton, secretary locke and so on providing we are going to be driving this process from the top down and out or who is we can get most phases one and two donner over a proposed text number of months and we would love to deal to get legislation before the end of the year. >> [inaudible] -- national association of manufacturers. we look forward to working with you as this moves forward. i...
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bush, president clinton, president george w. bush. none of these presidents were treated like this, none of them were by either republicans or democrats. somehow this president is considered different. we have seen everyone from chief justice john roberts who was appointed by a republican president to the nonpartisan american bar association urging the senate to vote on qualified judicial nominees. they are able to administer justice for the american public. sadly, republicans insist on being the party of no. but the american people and the overburdened federal courts need qualified justices to administer justice in our federal courts, not the perpetuation of extended numerous vacancies. we extend the number of vacancies even as the population of this country increases. today, vacancies on the federal courts are more than two and a half times as many as they were on this day during the first term of president bush. today there are still 78 vacancies. there have been -- because of the delays caused by republicans, there has actually be
bush, president clinton, president george w. bush. none of these presidents were treated like this, none of them were by either republicans or democrats. somehow this president is considered different. we have seen everyone from chief justice john roberts who was appointed by a republican president to the nonpartisan american bar association urging the senate to vote on qualified judicial nominees. they are able to administer justice for the american public. sadly, republicans insist on being...
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was all he ever want to do was serve in the military. .e was being rif'd the drawdown under bush and clinton earlier in the 1990's, he did not want to leave, but he did not have a choice. when we got to west point, we were greeted by a lieutenant colonel there, and he was also being rif'd. to the first guy, it meant a lot. that does break faith as far as i am concerned. you start somebody out on a career, you send them to west point or annapolis or air force academy, and you make certain promises, and then you break those promises. that is basically what has happened. i think about these young men that are going outside the wire over in afghanistan every day on patrol, and if they are having to think about what is happening about my future, instead of contra rate -- concentrating on ied's's or snipers are just not being able to be totally focused on their job, that puts them at risk today, needlessly. >> mr. chairman, we thank you for those comments and that passion and you have for our men and women who serve in our military. >> thank you very much, mr. chairman. i want to thank the general
was all he ever want to do was serve in the military. .e was being rif'd the drawdown under bush and clinton earlier in the 1990's, he did not want to leave, but he did not have a choice. when we got to west point, we were greeted by a lieutenant colonel there, and he was also being rif'd. to the first guy, it meant a lot. that does break faith as far as i am concerned. you start somebody out on a career, you send them to west point or annapolis or air force academy, and you make certain...
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so we've got president clinton, president bush, bush 43 bush 41, all were part of thinking barriers worked and the congress was, too. this was not an issue as to whether or not a wall works where a wall works until president trump as a candidate began to talk about building a wall. they make a big difference in the areas where we've tried them in the past. now, the president's often said in recent days that the wall doesn't necessarily work everywhere. and i fully agree with that. the wall, couldn't afford the wall everywhere and if you did have the wall everywhere, you'd have to monitor it with some remote monitoring device anyway because there's a lot of the border that there just aren't people there. there's not access there. it doesn't mean you can't monitor that, it doesn't mean you can't have that kind of a wall elected, and we need to do that. in november, there were nearly 52,000 people that were caught trying to sneak across the border. now, act like that's not a big problem unless you live in a community of say 52,000 people and you realize that's a lot of people. and in one mont
so we've got president clinton, president bush, bush 43 bush 41, all were part of thinking barriers worked and the congress was, too. this was not an issue as to whether or not a wall works where a wall works until president trump as a candidate began to talk about building a wall. they make a big difference in the areas where we've tried them in the past. now, the president's often said in recent days that the wall doesn't necessarily work everywhere. and i fully agree with that. the wall,...
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three of president clinton's. -- of president bush's, george w. bush. and two of president clinton's. that's a total of seven in the history of united states senate. when a filibuster has said to a subcabinet member, we're going to deny you your seat because of a filibuster or a failed cloture vote. so president obama has been treated about exactly the same as his last two predecessors. and in all of those i've just mentioned, we've only found among cabinet members, district judges, among supreme court justices and subcabinet members, two obama nominees who've been denied their seats because a failed cloture vote. now, that is a fact, madam president. that is not a piece of republican propaganda. that comes from the congressional research service. so why is there a fuss about this? well, maybe it's because of the federal circuit judges. well, let's talk about that. as for appeals court judges, republican filibusters have blocked five, have blocked five. well, when did that -- when did that happen? that happened, madam president, as a result of what ha
three of president clinton's. -- of president bush's, george w. bush. and two of president clinton's. that's a total of seven in the history of united states senate. when a filibuster has said to a subcabinet member, we're going to deny you your seat because of a filibuster or a failed cloture vote. so president obama has been treated about exactly the same as his last two predecessors. and in all of those i've just mentioned, we've only found among cabinet members, district judges, among...
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results of their bipartisan commission report, immigration commission report to then-president bill clinton. the recommendations at that time were to change our immigration system for our current country cat chain migration system to more of a skill-based system like canada and australia. they knew the flaws been of what was included in our immigration law that was written in 1965 that incentivized illegal immigration. it seems because these ideas are now being put forward by present donald trump the democrats all of a sudden disagree with these principles. president trump hasha crafted a deal that is tough but more than generous. nobody asked him to expand the number or even talk about certainty in the long term. he brought thatan forward becaue he wants this done. he wants this all and he wants it in good right now. the secure and succeed act follows the framework president trump has practiced and makes compromise on both sides of this issue. it deals with the daca is you come secures a border fixes critical flaws in our immigration system that incentivized illegal immigration debate, to
results of their bipartisan commission report, immigration commission report to then-president bill clinton. the recommendations at that time were to change our immigration system for our current country cat chain migration system to more of a skill-based system like canada and australia. they knew the flaws been of what was included in our immigration law that was written in 1965 that incentivized illegal immigration. it seems because these ideas are now being put forward by present donald...
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there have been two under the clinton administration, two in the bush administration, two in the obama nomination. there have been five bush circuit judges and five obama circuit judges. never a supreme court justice. there was a little exception with abe fortis which was different, never a district court judge and never a cabinet member denied a seat by a filibuster. so where's the crisis? madam president, in conclusion, i would make this suggestion. i think what makes americans angry about obamacare is the wrong direction is the 3,000-page bill, but as much as anything else is the raw exercise of political power in the middle of the night during a snowstorm to pass a bill by a partisan vote without a single bipartisan vote. if the democrats proceed to use the nuclear option in this way, it will be obamacare 2. it will be the raw exercise of political party to say we can do whatever we want to do. grandlin rice, the famous sportswriter, once said it's not whether you win or lose, it's how you play the game. in this case, it's not so much what the rule is. it's how you change the rule.
there have been two under the clinton administration, two in the bush administration, two in the obama nomination. there have been five bush circuit judges and five obama circuit judges. never a supreme court justice. there was a little exception with abe fortis which was different, never a district court judge and never a cabinet member denied a seat by a filibuster. so where's the crisis? madam president, in conclusion, i would make this suggestion. i think what makes americans angry about...
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i remember a debate over the healthcare bill in the clinton years. i remember very vividly the republican takeover of the house. of course, 9/11 and the war in iraq. i remember also going home in 1993 after the deficit reduction vote that passed just by a sliver. and we made the mistake, i thought, of having a town meeting. i loved them all. but in a place in warren, michigan, in a shopping mall with a very low ceiling. and i can still hear the reverberations. it was a rather turbulent meeting. but as i began to write my remarks i decided that this is different. and so here's what i wrote down. we're at a major cross road. in a democracy every generation or so they occur conditions which can be described by what seems a rather strange label. a perfect storm. it's defined and one of the staff dug this out of an internet. i won't mention which place. in quotes, a rare combination of circumstances that aggravate a situation dramatically. and this volatile climate includes -- and let them run through them, i think. you all know them and some of them repo
i remember a debate over the healthcare bill in the clinton years. i remember very vividly the republican takeover of the house. of course, 9/11 and the war in iraq. i remember also going home in 1993 after the deficit reduction vote that passed just by a sliver. and we made the mistake, i thought, of having a town meeting. i loved them all. but in a place in warren, michigan, in a shopping mall with a very low ceiling. and i can still hear the reverberations. it was a rather turbulent meeting....
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secretary clinton took action. she said we will deny them the opportunity of coming to america. we had that authority. the secretary of the treasury has certain authority to deny the rights of our banking system. so we have -- our agencies have the inherent authority to block human rights violators from coming to america or using our banking system. should we legislate to make that clear? absolutely. absolutely. should we pass legislation that's global? absolutely. and i hope we'll do that. today we have the opportunity to make a major advance. to establish the standard in statute that we expect will be honored internationally, globally, to provide the tools to act against russia because this is a pntr-russia bill. we'll be able to do that. we also have the tools in place to be able to take further action. so what i said earlier i think is absolutely true. this is the end of a chapter of u.s. leadership. i can tell you when senator jackson and congressman vanik suggested the use of trade as a leverage to block trade with countries, that they didn't respect a basic human right of
secretary clinton took action. she said we will deny them the opportunity of coming to america. we had that authority. the secretary of the treasury has certain authority to deny the rights of our banking system. so we have -- our agencies have the inherent authority to block human rights violators from coming to america or using our banking system. should we legislate to make that clear? absolutely. absolutely. should we pass legislation that's global? absolutely. and i hope we'll do that....
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and came together to host a joint fund raise tore benefit the humanitarian relief efforts led by the clinton-bush haiti fund. rhode island doctors like christopher bourne, tas hi ta shaw, steven sullivan and helena taylor of rhode island hospital traveled to haiti in the days after the earthquake to provide critical medical services to those injured. these doctors lacked the medical equipment there that we here take for granted, and they were often forced to use rudimentary medical procedures to treat the numerous patients who had lined up for assistance. but they did it, and they made a difference. these stories represent only a small fraction of the generosity that rhode islanders and the american people have exhibited in the weeks following the earthquake. it is truly inspiring how americans have joined together to help the people of haiti in this time of need. and i know that the world is watching this example of america's generosity, goodwill and professionalism. i'm proud of the many contributions that came from my small state. madam president, the thoughts and prayers of rhode islanders an
and came together to host a joint fund raise tore benefit the humanitarian relief efforts led by the clinton-bush haiti fund. rhode island doctors like christopher bourne, tas hi ta shaw, steven sullivan and helena taylor of rhode island hospital traveled to haiti in the days after the earthquake to provide critical medical services to those injured. these doctors lacked the medical equipment there that we here take for granted, and they were often forced to use rudimentary medical procedures...
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reagan created such an economic dynamos that it went through into the clinton administration. i don't know this nation has ever seen anything like it, certainly not in a hundred years. he brought confidence back to a country that desperately needed it after jimmy carter and the disasters that he was. there have been a number of good presidents too. calvin coolidge was a very good president. james polk was a very good president. some people attack him and call it imperialism. they better leave california and some of the other states. i think he was a very good president. i can't remember all of them. there have been some very poor presidents. martin van buren was a very poor president, james buchanan was a very poor president. i am no fan of fdr but on the other hand he helped bring us through world war ii so you can't dismiss that although the aftermath was a disaster, him and truman as far as i am concerned. i think obama has to be in the top ten of disasters presidents if not the top five. what he has done to this country, what he has done to our constitutional system, what
reagan created such an economic dynamos that it went through into the clinton administration. i don't know this nation has ever seen anything like it, certainly not in a hundred years. he brought confidence back to a country that desperately needed it after jimmy carter and the disasters that he was. there have been a number of good presidents too. calvin coolidge was a very good president. james polk was a very good president. some people attack him and call it imperialism. they better leave...
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you just think about 2000 when i was standing there outside the east room with president clinton when it was first introduced. for years we've known that we needed this legislation. year after year the forces of reaction have stalled and blocked and tried to do everything they can to make it go away. robert kennedy broke the news to a crowd in indianapolis that martin luthemartin luther king,t been assassinated. during his speech kennedy called on the crowd and country to make an effort to understand and to comprehend and to replace that violence, that stain of bloodshed with an effort to understand with compassion an love. -- and love. we should answer his call today. i look forward to the day, and i hope it will be very soon, when the hate crimes prevention act becomes law. it is long overdue. i urge my colleagues to support it. thank you very much, mr. president, and i yield the floor. i note the absence of a quorum. quorum call: quorum call: d is auto quorum call: : the presiding officer: the senator from north dakota. mr. dorgan: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that the qu
you just think about 2000 when i was standing there outside the east room with president clinton when it was first introduced. for years we've known that we needed this legislation. year after year the forces of reaction have stalled and blocked and tried to do everything they can to make it go away. robert kennedy broke the news to a crowd in indianapolis that martin luthemartin luther king,t been assassinated. during his speech kennedy called on the crowd and country to make an effort to...
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that got the support of then-senator obama, then-senator hillary clinton and current senator chuck schumer. they supported the secure fence act as did an overwhelming majority of senators from both parties. when the president talks about the wall, he's made pretty clear that what he's really talking about is a barrier similar to what was supported on a bipartisan basis. he said you're going to have to see through it, the border patrol is, and indeed, in many places he's conceded, it doesn't make any sense at all to have a physical barrier. that's why technology and the boots on the ground are so important. this legislation also reallocates visas from the diversity lottery system in a way that's fair and continues the existing family-based categories until the current backlog is cleared, which would take probably about ten years. i'm proud to cosponsor this commonsense solution, but i know that other colleagues have been working hard on their ideas which i look forward to reviewing as the debate continues. one group i haven't heard from much, though, is our democratic colleagues who literal
that got the support of then-senator obama, then-senator hillary clinton and current senator chuck schumer. they supported the secure fence act as did an overwhelming majority of senators from both parties. when the president talks about the wall, he's made pretty clear that what he's really talking about is a barrier similar to what was supported on a bipartisan basis. he said you're going to have to see through it, the border patrol is, and indeed, in many places he's conceded, it doesn't...
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bill clinton was born in august of 1946. barack obama was born in 1961. they're all bombers, and the life experience they've have has had been an unu-version of america. and america that came out thereof second world war very unified, and having achieved something great by coming together in mobilization, country with enormous conversation in its institutions, in its government, in big business and big labor and big government working together to solve problems, and over the course of the 50-60 years since that kind of height, we have lived through a fragmentation and diversification, some has been good, particularly for people on the margins, minorities. but it is also meant that we have lost that solidarity, that so defined postwar america and a lot of politics now is defined by a sense of loss about that. defined by a sense that the era of the baby-boomer's childhood was the norm and we have fallen from that. the era was not the norm. any opinion then 19th century you would fine a divided society viv very little confidence nit institutions, teaming wit
bill clinton was born in august of 1946. barack obama was born in 1961. they're all bombers, and the life experience they've have has had been an unu-version of america. and america that came out thereof second world war very unified, and having achieved something great by coming together in mobilization, country with enormous conversation in its institutions, in its government, in big business and big labor and big government working together to solve problems, and over the course of the 50-60...
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mayorkas had a role and a group of pardons and commutations issued by president clinton in the closing days of the second term. in 2002, a house report found that then-u.s. attorney mayorkas inappropriately sought to influence a decision regarding whether drug traffickers carlos vinally prison sentence should be commuted. however my concerns about the allegations pending against mr. mayorkas are about more than just improper political influence. under his leadership over the last few years, the eb-5 program has grown far beyond its original intent, which i supported. it it is intended to be an avenue for foreign investors to participate in new commercial enterprises that actually create jobs in this country in exchange for a u.s. visa. the program was created as a pilot allowing regional centers to pool funds from investors to create businesses and jobs. in the process, the centers had to prove their creating those jobs that they promised to create. skeptics question if the program truly creates jocks. whistle-blowers trul truly belie they are not being vetted enough. they say mr. mayo
mayorkas had a role and a group of pardons and commutations issued by president clinton in the closing days of the second term. in 2002, a house report found that then-u.s. attorney mayorkas inappropriately sought to influence a decision regarding whether drug traffickers carlos vinally prison sentence should be commuted. however my concerns about the allegations pending against mr. mayorkas are about more than just improper political influence. under his leadership over the last few years, the...
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secretary clinton on june 17 -- quote -- "the treaty does not constrain our missle defense efforts. i want to underscore this she said because i know there have been a lot of concerns about this and i anticipate a lot of questions. then she said about the preamble, it does include language acknowledging the stratigic offensive and defensive forces, but that's simply a statement of fact. it too does not constrain our missle defense programs. close quote. general chilton, he's our commander of the united states strategic command -- quote -- "the combatant command also responsible for sin synchronizig the operations and advocacy, i can say with confidence -- okay, this is our top commander -- i can say with confidence that this treaty does not constrain any current or future missle defense plans. now, the senator from alabama talked about some effort here to carry out some kind of a left wing agenda. general kevin chilton is the commander of our united states stratigic command. i can say with confidence this treaty does not constrain any current or future missle defense plans. now, the
secretary clinton on june 17 -- quote -- "the treaty does not constrain our missle defense efforts. i want to underscore this she said because i know there have been a lot of concerns about this and i anticipate a lot of questions. then she said about the preamble, it does include language acknowledging the stratigic offensive and defensive forces, but that's simply a statement of fact. it too does not constrain our missle defense programs. close quote. general chilton, he's our commander...
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if we take the very obvious example of hillary clinton -- >> host: right, i love that example. you talk about that a lot. >> guest: one of the reasons in the first place is because the armed services in a very longer time because she knew that she was going to be running for president, and that as a woman, she had to establish her credentials, and she spent time talking to military officials, establishing herself with flag officers, and talking to other people on the committee, cosponsoring bills, and she actually shied away from doing too many women's issues, women's oriented things because she knew that everybody knew that was her expertise and she had to establish expertise elsewhere. gender is emphasized when helpful, de-emphasized when you are concerned that people see it as showing you having weakness. >> host: yeah, that's interesting. you look at the 107th and 108th congress, and i wonder if you could go through why that four-year span was really the time when you could most get the best information -- or was that the time you thought you could get the best information
if we take the very obvious example of hillary clinton -- >> host: right, i love that example. you talk about that a lot. >> guest: one of the reasons in the first place is because the armed services in a very longer time because she knew that she was going to be running for president, and that as a woman, she had to establish her credentials, and she spent time talking to military officials, establishing herself with flag officers, and talking to other people on the committee,...
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president clinton claimed great credit for that. i think he sometimes fail to recall that -- that the congress acted and ultimately congress has the power of the purse. no money can be spent that we don't authorize and appropriate. nothing can be spent by the president or any other cabinet person that congress hasn't awth rides to be spent. -- authorized to be spent and appropriated to be spent. so that's the deal. and this legislation would put what we call caps or limits on discretionary spending that's non-defense, nonentitlement, not counting social security or medicare. not those kind of things much the discretionary accounts -- things. the discretionary accounts that we have in the senate. it would put limits on it. what limits did we choose for fiscal year 2011 to fiscal year 2014. this would be the budget resolution that we're under right now, passed by a democratic majority and the president of the united states is his projections for and our projections -- the congress's projections for spending growth in the next four yea
president clinton claimed great credit for that. i think he sometimes fail to recall that -- that the congress acted and ultimately congress has the power of the purse. no money can be spent that we don't authorize and appropriate. nothing can be spent by the president or any other cabinet person that congress hasn't awth rides to be spent. -- authorized to be spent and appropriated to be spent. so that's the deal. and this legislation would put what we call caps or limits on discretionary...
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i remember that we voted to increase the pay of a president when president clinton -- if i could have the attention of the senator -- between the time when president clinton was in office, but did not take effect until president george w. bush came in and it doubled the salary of the president for president bush, but not president clinton. but how to you by statute change, even for a matter of days, a presidential salary? doesn't it violate article 2 of the constitution? mrs. boxer: we did check this with the legal counsel. and they told us that the legislation drafted does not increase or diminish the salary of the president. it with holds pay during the shut down to raise the ceiling. there are definitely questions, and we're told only the president would be able to cal exthis -- challenge this legislation in a court of law. mr. leahy: but what you're saying is that even though it goes directly the constitution, which says its compensation shall not be increased or diminished during the period for which he has been elected, that unless he objected, by the same token then why couldn'
i remember that we voted to increase the pay of a president when president clinton -- if i could have the attention of the senator -- between the time when president clinton was in office, but did not take effect until president george w. bush came in and it doubled the salary of the president for president bush, but not president clinton. but how to you by statute change, even for a matter of days, a presidential salary? doesn't it violate article 2 of the constitution? mrs. boxer: we did...
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under rule ten erbe five, the pn government must prove a person willfully violated the provisions with clinton's intent with. although the witnesses who cames before the committee generallyin agreed that congress enjoy is no extension from inside trading law, they also stressed the neet to clarify the relevant duty that applies to the members. ref it's reported by the committee in the language refined byirming senator levin and addressed thie issue by affirming the dutynd arising from the relationship of trust and confidence already to the congress, the united s states government and the citizensur we serve. at a markup we clarify that this does not create a new fiduciary duty in the traditional sense ha our existing duty. amended the congressional accountability act to prohibit members and staff from using nonpublic information gained through the performance of their official duties for personalefi. benefit.imited this provision is not limited to the trading context or otherwiso tethered to the financial a transactionncs because it wasn't anchored in the financiald some transaction, i express s
under rule ten erbe five, the pn government must prove a person willfully violated the provisions with clinton's intent with. although the witnesses who cames before the committee generallyin agreed that congress enjoy is no extension from inside trading law, they also stressed the neet to clarify the relevant duty that applies to the members. ref it's reported by the committee in the language refined byirming senator levin and addressed thie issue by affirming the dutynd arising from the...
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if you go back to the prior eight years, during president clinton's administration, 23 million new jobs were created. we had when president bush took office a surplus over 10 years of $7 trillion. that has evaporated and now we're talking about a $14 trillion debt. the compromise we reached is imperfect. and we're going to send legislation to the president today that will not only avert a default but make significant deficit reductions. is it enough? i repeat, no, not enough. this legislation will provide our economy with stability it desperately needs and to assure congress we will continue working -- and i said this yes, i say it again -- i appreciate my friend, the republican leader, putting his arms around the idea that i came up with to have this joint committee. they've worked in decades past, there's no reason it can't work now. no supermajority, each leader will appoint three, a committee of 12. we need to do something because the trigger that kicks in is very, very difficult. we need to do this. and it has to be one that's fair. the american people demand fairness. it can't be
if you go back to the prior eight years, during president clinton's administration, 23 million new jobs were created. we had when president bush took office a surplus over 10 years of $7 trillion. that has evaporated and now we're talking about a $14 trillion debt. the compromise we reached is imperfect. and we're going to send legislation to the president today that will not only avert a default but make significant deficit reductions. is it enough? i repeat, no, not enough. this legislation...
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talking about hillary clinton. neil: susan rice andng samantha power who was right writing about it at the time.t questions, give your name, and start out with a young lady next to marti. >> i have two questions. >> give your name and affiliation please. >> i'm sue tolson at george mason university. a i'm going to ask two questions because i think you won't call on me twice. one question, and i know we've used lou's books and you've all done very fine work but my question is, didn't congress by passing the war powers resolution violate the constitution in a way? because he have the right,la only congress has the right to declare war. by what i think is really ridiculous piece of legislation they're giving themselves 60 is today.th you can blow up the world in two days. giving i themself a 60-day period seems ridiculous to as member of the public like myself. secondly, i'm a child of the vietnam era and it seemed told me also if you had required, if congress was really doing its job and you know, upholding its respo
talking about hillary clinton. neil: susan rice andng samantha power who was right writing about it at the time.t questions, give your name, and start out with a young lady next to marti. >> i have two questions. >> give your name and affiliation please. >> i'm sue tolson at george mason university. a i'm going to ask two questions because i think you won't call on me twice. one question, and i know we've used lou's books and you've all done very fine work but my question is,...
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she was chair of president clinton's council of economic advisors, and she serves six years as president of the san francisco fed. dr. yellen also has an impressive economic record. she is a professor at berkeley's school of business and was previously a professor at harvard university as well as a faculty member at the london school of economics. dr. yellen graduated summa cum laude and received her ph.d. in economics from yale. dr. yellen has written numerous research papers, and the labor market unemployment monetary policy and the economy. her expertise in these areas calendar number her understanding of the relationship tpwaoepb -- between the fed policy and labor market would be valuable as we chart the course back to full employment. but you don't have to take my word for it. dr. yellen's economic expertise is borne out by the facts. "the new york times" recently noted that she was -- quote -- "the first fed official in 2005 to describe the rise in housing prices as a bubble that might damage the economy. she was also the first in 2008 to say that the economy had fallen into a rec
she was chair of president clinton's council of economic advisors, and she serves six years as president of the san francisco fed. dr. yellen also has an impressive economic record. she is a professor at berkeley's school of business and was previously a professor at harvard university as well as a faculty member at the london school of economics. dr. yellen graduated summa cum laude and received her ph.d. in economics from yale. dr. yellen has written numerous research papers, and the labor...
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negotiated by the tea president and his team, the secretary of state and others who work with secretary clinton, and no doubt, that is done by of people on the other side of thei aisle. what i would like to bringtion o people's attention to das whenever we ratify a treaty, we do so through something called a resolution of ratification. and for those who might not have been involved in tup, i' body o to know that this resolution ofe ratification thanks to theirman goodwill of the chairman of our committee was mostly drafted by republicans. it was drafted by with theerta approval certainly of the chairman, but this was drafted by senator lugar, by myself, k senator, you had tremendous inpust into this, senator isaacson, and so the resolution of a ratification that we are amending today has tremendous republican input. as a matter of fact it was done mostly by republicans, as a matter of fact the resolution of ratification is called lugar corker resolution.ame out this is what came out of the has committee. one of the things that has botss concerned people on both sides of the aisle is the whole i
negotiated by the tea president and his team, the secretary of state and others who work with secretary clinton, and no doubt, that is done by of people on the other side of thei aisle. what i would like to bringtion o people's attention to das whenever we ratify a treaty, we do so through something called a resolution of ratification. and for those who might not have been involved in tup, i' body o to know that this resolution ofe ratification thanks to theirman goodwill of the chairman of our...
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we did it before under president clinton. we had horrible deficits that president clinton inherited from the other george bush and we got our act in order. we had pay as you go. we're going to do that with this president. but let me tell you, this president has been in office from january to february, march, april, may, june -- five months. we have averted economic disaster. and we have a foreign policy on the right track. we have an election in lebanon. the lebanese people elected the pro western government. we have other things happening and the world today. that indicates people hear, now, and in very high-tech ways they are learning that freedom is valuable. but it doesn't come to us free. so, yes, i don't like everything in this bill. i could go through my list, too. each one of us would write a different bill. but i'll tell you what i like less: the loss of jobs, the threat of the swine flu, the threat of aids, the threat of world instability, the spread of weapons. so i say we should vote for this bill, as flawed as it
we did it before under president clinton. we had horrible deficits that president clinton inherited from the other george bush and we got our act in order. we had pay as you go. we're going to do that with this president. but let me tell you, this president has been in office from january to february, march, april, may, june -- five months. we have averted economic disaster. and we have a foreign policy on the right track. we have an election in lebanon. the lebanese people elected the pro...
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they were joined in their vote by then senator biden, then senator clinton and then senator obama. in 2013, every senate democrat, every senate democrat supported legislation requiring the completion of a 700 mile fence along our southern border. this legislation would have provided $46 billion for border security and $8 billion specifically for a physical barrier. as recently as last year, nearly every senate democrat supported $25 billion in border security. my point, madam president, is that the democrats here in the senate have in the past recognized the importance, one, of securing the border and two, how important a physical barrier is as a part of the solution to securing our border. not entirely dependent upon a border wall, but certainly a part of that solution to include technological solutions, manpower, additional personnel, cameras, sensors, all the modern technology that we have, but certain places recognizing that the fence works, and the fence has worked. for almost 700 miles of fence already on the southern botherd. i would point out in 2009 the senate democrat lea
they were joined in their vote by then senator biden, then senator clinton and then senator obama. in 2013, every senate democrat, every senate democrat supported legislation requiring the completion of a 700 mile fence along our southern border. this legislation would have provided $46 billion for border security and $8 billion specifically for a physical barrier. as recently as last year, nearly every senate democrat supported $25 billion in border security. my point, madam president, is that...
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in 1997, medicare faced total insolvency by 2001, president clinton working with a republican congress reached an tpwraeplt that added -- reached an agreement that added decades to the life of the medicare trust fund. we can do this. we can do this. but the president, as i've said, has to lead. that's the issue. it's that simple. now, madam president, on another matter, we've been having a spirited discussion this week over the plans of the democratic majority to break the rules to change the rules. that's how my friend from nevada repeatedly described it when republicans considered doing something similar several years ago but wisely chose not to. at the end of the following year my friend has -- was poised to become senate majority leader. this was back in 2006. with the experience of having served in the minority in his mind, the majority leader, the soon-to-be majority leader, the senator from nevada, made a commitment to practice the golden rule, as he put it, by running the senate with respect for the rules and for the minority rights the rules protect. unfortunately, he appears
in 1997, medicare faced total insolvency by 2001, president clinton working with a republican congress reached an tpwraeplt that added -- reached an agreement that added decades to the life of the medicare trust fund. we can do this. we can do this. but the president, as i've said, has to lead. that's the issue. it's that simple. now, madam president, on another matter, we've been having a spirited discussion this week over the plans of the democratic majority to break the rules to change the...